Florida Karate Academy scores gold on the Gold Coast

VERO BEACH - The Florida Karate Academy of Vero Beach, FL traveled with 29 athletes to Boynton Beach on April 13 to participate in the 2013 AAU Karate Gold Coast Championship. The Competition Team had a great day competing against 300 other athletes to bring home 46 medals: 17 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 17 bronze medals.

The young competitors on the team had a great day with Alexa Roth, 8, winning two gold medals in weapons and forms, and a bronze medal in fighting, and her brother, Michael Roth, 6, winning two gold medals in weapons and fighting. The other youngsters also showed their competitive spirit with Stone Colgan, 6, winning three bronze medals in weapons, forms, and fighting, Amelia Deleon, 8, won a silver medal in forms, and a bronze medal in fighting, Montserrat Gallegos, 8, won two bronze medals in weapons and fighting, Dylan Graham, 10, won a gold medal in weapons and a bronze medal in fighting, Oscar Henriquez, 10, won three silver medals in weapons, forms, and fighting, Cassie Hughes, 9, won a gold medal in forms, and a silver medal in weapons, Carson Shafer, 9, won a gold medal in forms, and 2 bronze medals in weapons and fighting, Colin Shafer,8, won a gold medal in weapons, and two silver medals in forms and fighting, and Stratos Zambigadis, 9, won a gold medal in fighting, a silver medal in weapons, and a bronze medal in forms.

The teen athletes kept up the competitive effort with Alvin Barriner, 12, winning two bronze medals in forms and fighting, Derick Deleon,12, won a silver medal in weapons, Christian DiRocco, 13, won three gold medals in weapons, forms, and fighting, Ryan Docherty, 13, won two bronze medals in forms and fighting, Nicolette Duong, 17, won a gold medal in fighting and a silver medal in forms, Brendan Fahey, 16, won two gold medals in forms and fighting, Misael Gallegos, 14, won a gold medal in fighting, Trey Shiflett, 12, won a silver medal in forms, and a bronze medal in fighting, and Gabriel Spanioli, 13, won a bronze medal in forms.

The more mature athletes also had a great day with Gian Arce, 19, winning two bronze medals in forms and fighting, and Alexis Colgan, 41, winning a gold medal in weapons, and a silver medal in forms. Also participating in the tournament with great performances were Kieran Colgan, 6, Christopher Docherty, 14, Marcello Duong, 13, Eddie Jacobs, 11, Griffin Koontz, 12, Michael Plantenberg, 14, and Georgeia Zambigadis, 12.

The FKA Competition Team will now be training for the 2013 AAU Super Regional Karate Championship in May at the Fenn Center in Fort Pierce. This tournament is the qualifier for the 2013 AAU National Karate Championship that will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio this summer. For more information on this article, please call 772-563-9333 or go to www.floridakarateacademy.com.

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